盘问
pán wèn
Pinyin

Definition

盘问
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pán wèn
  1. to interrogate
  2. to cross-examine
  3. to inquire

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

问
wèn
  1. 1 to ask
问候
wèn hòu
  1. 1 to give one's respects
  2. 2 to send a greeting
  3. 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
问题
wèn tí
  1. 1 question
  2. 2 problem
  3. 3 issue
  4. 4 topic
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
问鼎
wèn dǐng
  1. 1 to aspire to the throne
  2. 2 to aim at (the first place etc)
提问
tí wèn
  1. 1 to question
  2. 2 to quiz
  3. 3 to grill
盘
pán
  1. 1 plate
  2. 2 dish
  3. 3 tray
  4. 4 board
  5. 5 hard drive (computing)
  6. 6 to build
  7. 7 to coil
  8. 8 to check
  9. 9 to examine
  10. 10 to transfer (property)
  11. 11 to make over
  12. 12 classifier for food: dish, helping
  13. 13 to coil
  14. 14 classifier for coils of wire
  15. 15 classifier for games of chess
优盘
yōu pán
  1. 1 USB flash drive
  2. 2 see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shǎn cún pán]
光盘
guāng pán
  1. 1 compact disc
  2. 2 CD or DVD
  3. 3 CD ROM
  4. 4 CL:片[piàn],張|张[zhāng]
问卷
wèn juàn
  1. 1 questionnaire
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn]
问好
wèn hǎo
  1. 1 to say hello to
  2. 2 to send one's regards to
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
问答
wèn dá
  1. 1 question and answer
问路
wèn lù
  1. 1 to ask for directions
  2. 2 to ask the way (to some place)
问道
wèn dào
  1. 1 to ask the way
  2. 2 to ask
地盘
dì pán
  1. 1 domain
  2. 2 territory under one's control
  3. 3 foundation of a building
  4. 4 base of operations
  5. 5 crust of earth
学问
xué wèn
  1. 1 learning
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
慰问
wèi wèn
  1. 1 to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
拷问
kǎo wèn
  1. 1 to question via torture
拼盘
pīn pán
  1. 1 sampler platter
  2. 2 appetizer platter
收盘
shōu pán
  1. 1 market close

Idioms (20)

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
一着不慎，满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
  1. 1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不闻不问
bù wén bù wèn
  1. 1 not to hear, not to question (idiom)
  2. 2 to show no interest in sth
  3. 3 uncritical
  4. 4 not in the least concerned
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
  1. 1 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
  1. 1 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
  2. 2 to pamper
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
  1. 1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to frequent brothels
  3. 3 to sow one's wild oats
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

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